Archives of Sustainable Energy

Ações para um futuro sustentável e livre de carbono

Actions for a sustainable and carbon-free future

The GNPW Group is investing in clean and renewable energy through solar plants and biogas projects, aiming to combat climate change and bring socio-economic benefits. However, to accelerate climate action, more investment is needed. We all need to play our part in this fight.
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A Transição Energética e a Importância do Escopo 3 para a Descarbonização Industrial

The energy transition and the importance of Scope 3 for industrial decarbonization

The article "The Energy Transition and the Importance of Scope 3 for Industrial Decarbonization" addresses the process of change in the global energy landscape, in which companies, particularly carbon-intensive ones, seek to reduce their ecological footprint. These companies are aligning themselves with demands from investors and regulators by adopting cleaner and renewable energy sources.
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GNPW, Os desafios da transição energética brasileira

The challenges of the Brazilian energy transition

A new study developed by the Brazilian Center for International Relations (Cebri), the Inter-American Development Bank (BID), the Energy Research Company (EPE), and the Center for Energy and Environmental Economics (Cenergia) outlined a complex but promising pathway for Brazil's energy transition to carbon neutrality by 2050.
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Um ano do Marco Legal da Geração Distribuída

One year of the Distributed Generation Legal Framework: what has changed?

The Legal Framework for Distributed Generation, instituted by Law No. 14,300 of 2022, completed one year of validity on January 6, 2023. Through the regulation of distributed generation, which has become an important source of renewable energy, its objective main objective was to encourage the development of projects of this type in the country. The new rule determines that those who manufacture their own energy will pay the distribution tariff, which does not happen today when they use grid energy.
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GNPW está contribuindo significativamente para a transição energética

The importance of the Energy Transition

Energy transition is crucial to achieving a more sustainable future, as it seeks to change the energy matrix to renewable sources, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and ensuring the country's energy security. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), energy transition is one of the main measures to combat climate change and ensure a more sustainable future.
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Energia solar se torna a segunda maior fonte de energia do país

Solar energy becomes the second largest source of energy in the country

Solar energy in Brazil has evolved in an unimaginable way in recent years, with great adoption in the last decade. In early 2023, the source surpassed wind energy, which has 23.8 GW of installed capacity, becoming the second source of renewable energy for the country, reaching almost 24 GW, according to the Brazilian Association of Photovoltaic Solar Energy (Absolar).
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Energia solar atinge 22 GW no Brasil

Solar energy reaches 22 GW in Brazil

In recent years, solar energy has seen exceptional growth in Brazil. For this to happen, several factors were important to build this scenario. First, the recurrent increases in energy costs for the final consumer made people migrate to cheaper alternatives.
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